Sir John Samuel Fletcher, 1st Baronet JP (3 November 1841 – 20 May 1924) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

Background

He was the second son of Samuel Fletcher, merchant of

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, and his wife Elizabeth Helen Kelsall, daughter of John Kelsall. Fletcher was educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...

and at

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, where he graduated with a

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in 1864 and a

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in 1869, having been

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the year before.

Career

Fletcher was appointed a member of the Hampstead Board of Guardians in 1876 and a chairman four years later, retiring from his post in 1898. He joined the

London County Council The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today ...

in 1889, became a deputy chairman in March 1900 and left the council after another four years. Fletcher entered the

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in 1905, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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until 1918. On 17 May 1919, he was created a baronet, of Ashe Ingen Court, in the Parish of Bridstow, in the County of Hereford. Fletcher served as a Justice of the Peace for

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and

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Family

Fletcher married Sara Clark, second daughter of Jonathan Clark in 1895. They had no children and with his death the

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became extinct.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, John Samuel 1841 births 1924 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of Lincoln's Inn People educated at Harrow School UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Members of London County Council